Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-10 in Carrington: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.17
Operator:
Registration:
R4+GK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen
MSN:
2843
Location:
Carrington
Lincolnshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operation to England. At night, it was shot down by the pilot of a Beaufighter and crashed near Carrington. All three crew bailed out but one of them was killed. Both others became PoW.
Crew:
Fw Wilhelm Lettenmeier, pilot, †
Uffz Georg Herden, radio operator,
Uffz Herbert Thomas, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-2 in Dongen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 18, 1941 at 0220 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
R4+BL
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen
MSN:
0732
Location:
Dongen
North Brabant
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Following a night takeoff from Gilze-Rijen AFB, while climbing, the bomber went out of control and crashed in Dongen, north of the airbase. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Willi Keller, pilot,
Gefr Gerhard Wawra, radio operator,
Uffz Helmut Heese, mechanic.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-4 in Thorney: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1941 at 2123 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
R4+BM
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen
MSN:
0345
Location:
Thorney
Cambridgeshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operation to England. While cruising at night, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Thorney. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ogefr Wilhelm Beetz, pilot,
Gefr Rudolf Kronika, radio operator,
Gefr Johann Mittag, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-2 in Oakham: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1941 at 2230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
R4+CM
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen
MSN:
0776
Location:
Oakham
Rutland
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operation to England. It was shot down by the pilot of a Beaufighter and crashed in Oakham. The pilot was killed and both other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Fw Franz Brotz, pilot, †
Uffz Willi Lindla, radio operator,
Gefr Ewald Gorlt, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-4 into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1941 at 2215 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
R4+HM
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen
MSN:
0618
Location:
North Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operation to England. It crashed in unknown circumstances in the North Sea some 90 km east of Bridlington, Yorkshire. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Gefr Otto Krüger, pilot,
Gefr August Kronewitter, radio operator,
Gefr Heinrich Keller, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88 at Gilze-Rijen AFB: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 13, 1941 at 0414 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
4D+??
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen
MSN:
0205
Location:
Gilze-Rijen AFB
North Brabant
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
On final approach to Gilze-Rijen AFB at night, the bomber crashed apparently due to a pilot error. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw H. Koch, pilot,
Lt H. Koennecke, observer,
Fw E. Schwind, radio operator,
Ogfr P. Nikolaus, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-4 in Hay Green

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1941 at 2330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
R4+CH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen
MSN:
0343
Location:
Hay Green
Norfolk
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operation to England. At night, it was shot down by ground fire and crash landed near Hay Green. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Oblt Kurt Hermann, pilot,
Uffz Engelbert Böttner, radio operator,
Fw wilhelm Rüppel, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by ground fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 near Schwerin

Date & Time: Mar 4, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
4D+?K
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen
MSN:
4213
Location:
Schwerin-Parchim
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operational sortie. For unknown reasons, the crew decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out over Eindhoven. Nevertheless, the airplane continued to the northeast for more than 400 km then entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in the region of Schwerin. All four crew members were uninjured and the airplane was destroyed.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-4 at Gilze-Rijen AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 24, 1941 at 0015 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
R4+?L
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen
MSN:
0544
Location:
Gilze-Rijen AFB
North Brabant
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The bomber crashed on a night approach to Gilze-Rijen AFB. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw J. Schuster, pilot,
Uffz F. Fuchs, radio operator,
Gefr K. Hasepohl, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-2 at Gilze-Rijen AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 17, 1941 at 2046 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
R4+?M
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen
MSN:
230
Location:
Gilze-Rijen AFB
North Brabant
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed just after a night takeoff from Gilze-Rijen Airport. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofhr Hans Klarhöfer, pilot,
Gefr Gerhard Osterloh,
Gefr Franz Baumgärtner.
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